Long run height and education implications of early life growth faltering: a synthetic panel analysis of 425 birth cohorts in 21 low- and middle-income countries

Long run height and education implications of early life growth faltering: a synthetic panel analysis of 425 birth cohorts in 21 low- and middle-income countries

Abstract Background We estimated the associations between exposure to early life growth faltering at the population level and adult height and education outcomes in a sample of 21 low- and middle-income countries. Methods We conducted a synthetic panel analysis of 425 birth cohorts across 126 region...

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Main Authors: Mahesh Karra, Günther Fink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Adult height
Child stunting
Demographic and health surveys
Educational attainment
Height-for-age
Low- and middle-income countries
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7203-5

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